Business Basics for Teenagers Worksheet
Business tip (Revenue in, profit left): Sole trader: one owner, keeps all the profit, owes the debts, simplest to start. Company: a separate legal body, owned by shareholders, run by directors, owners’ risk limited. Revenue = price × number sold. Profit = revenue − costs, so costs = revenue − profit. Teens run a business with adult help; tax and legal questions go to an adult or an expert.
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- 1.True or false: “one owner runs it” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 2.A small business sells 15 fruit cups at ₹30 each. Its costs are ₹230. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 3.True or false: “simplest to start” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 4.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹105 and a profit of ₹75. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 5.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) simplest to start (d) run by directors
- 6.📜 Who should explain tax or legal rules for a business? (a) nobody (b) a classmate (c) a random video (d) an adult or an expert
- 7.📊 Revenue or profit: all money from sales? (a) profit (b) revenue
- 8.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner owes the debts? (a) a sole trader (b) a company
- 9.Which of these is true of a company? (a) simplest to start (b) owner keeps all profit (c) a separate legal body (d) owner owes the debts
- 10.🏢 A company is owned by… (a) the government always (b) its customers (c) its shareholders (d) its suppliers
- 11.📊 Revenue or profit: price × number sold? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 12.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) owner keeps all profit (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) a separate legal body
- 13.🎂 Can a 14-year-old run a business on their own? (a) never ever (b) yes, no one needed (c) only at night (d) only with adult help
- 14.🏢 Sole trader or company: a separate legal body? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 15.True or false: “a separate legal body” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) simplest to start (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) owner owes the debts
- 17.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1710 and a profit of ₹1100. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 18.A small business sells 11 glasses of chai at ₹10 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 19.Which of these is true of a company? (a) owner keeps all profit (b) one owner runs it (c) run by directors (d) owner owes the debts
- 20.🏢 Sole trader or company: simplest to start? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 21.True or false: “owners’ risk is limited” is true of a sole trader. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “owner keeps all profit” is true of a company. (a) False (b) True
- 23.A small business sells 38 fruit cups at ₹15 each. Its costs are ₹150. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 24.True or false: “owned by shareholders” is true of a sole trader. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📊 Revenue or profit: revenue minus costs? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 26.🏢 Sole trader or company: owner keeps all profit? (a) a company (b) a sole trader
- 27.📊 Revenue or profit: goes up if costs fall? (a) revenue (b) profit
- 28.A small business sells 14 potted plants at ₹45 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 29.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹1500 and a profit of ₹710. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 30.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹350 and a profit of ₹230. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 31.A small business sells 33 cups of lemonade at ₹30 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
- 32.A small business selling handmade cards had a revenue of ₹2610 and a profit of ₹820. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 33.👤 A sole trader is… (a) a bank (b) a one-owner business (c) a school club (d) a big company
- 34.Which of these is true of a company? (a) one owner runs it (b) owner owes the debts (c) owned by shareholders (d) owner keeps all profit
- 35.A small business sells 23 paper bookmarks at ₹5 each. Its costs are ₹50. What is its profit (in ₹)?
- 36.Which of these is true of a sole trader? (a) owned by shareholders (b) a separate legal body (c) owners’ risk is limited (d) one owner runs it
- 37.A small business selling glasses of chai had a revenue of ₹2030 and a profit of ₹480. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 38.A small business selling painted pebbles had a revenue of ₹420 and a profit of ₹130. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 39.A small business selling paper bookmarks had a revenue of ₹495 and a profit of ₹145. What were its costs (in ₹)?
- 40.A small business sells 14 jute bags at ₹35 each. What is its revenue (in ₹)?
Answer key
- False
- 220
- True
- 30
- simplest to start
- an adult or an expert
- revenue
- a sole trader
- a separate legal body
- its shareholders
- revenue
- owner keeps all profit
- only with adult help
- a company
- False
- owners’ risk is limited
- 610
- 110
- run by directors
- a sole trader
- False
- False
- 420
- False
- profit
- a sole trader
- profit
- 630
- 790
- 120
- 990
- 1790
- a one-owner business
- owned by shareholders
- 65
- one owner runs it
- 1550
- 290
- 350
- 490
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